OP3R4T1ON   CONTR4ST1NG VALKYRI3   
     1N TH3  S1XTI3S.  TH3 C3NTR4L    
  1NT3LLIGENCE 4G3NCY  "C14" R3LE4SE  
   43ROSOL1ZED  S3L4TEN1NE  OV3R  4   
   JUP1T3R EQUINOX CONC3RT, CR34T1NG  
  TH3 L4RG3ST  S3CRET P4RAD1GM SH1FT  
  TH4T TH3  WORLD H4S 3VER  S3EN.   
  
                                          
 TH3  JUP1T3R EQUINOX* CONC3RT 1S P4RT OF 
 4 F3ST1V4L  1N BL4CK T1CKL3  4RRANG3D BY 
 4  GROUP C4LL3D 3P1CENTER OF LOVE. TH3RE 
 1S  NO   3NTR4NCE   BUT   V1SITORS   4R3 
 3XPECTED TO H3LP W1TH M41NT3NANCE.  FOOD 
 4ND  DR1NK 1S  SH4R3D.  M4NY  B4NDS  4R3 
 PL4Y1NG OV3R TH3  FOUR D4Y COURS3 OF TH3 
 F3ST1V4L, 4ND TH3 ST4G3 1S OP3N  B3TWEEN 
 SCH3DULED   CONC3RTS.   JUP1T3R EQUINOX, 
 WH1L3  4N UNKNOWN 4CT, H4S 4 PR3ST1GIOUS 
 T1M3SLOT  4T 31GHT 1N TH3 3VEN1NG ON TH3 
 TH1RD  D4Y,  WH1CH  1S  FR1D4Y.       
                                          
 31GHT  1S 4LSO WH3N  TH3 PL4N3  US3D  TO 
 SPR34D   TH3   43ROSOL  L1FTS   OFF.  1T 
 4RR1V3S 4T TH3 F3ST1V4L  4BOUT 4 QU4RT3R 
 P4ST,   SOUND  M4SK3D  BY  TH3  CONC3RT. 
 4ROUND   WH3N   TH3   F1RST   W4V3    OF 
 S3L4TEN1NE   MUST   H4V3   R34CHED   TH3 
 4UD13NCE, TH3 SONG  COM3S TO 4 T3NSE BUT 
 QU13T  MOV3MENT,  4ND  TH3  L34D  S1NG3R 
 W4LKS  TO   TH3  FRONT  OF   TH3  ST4G3. 
                                          
 SH3  S4YS,  W1TH 4 CRYST4LL1N3 VO1C3: "1 
 H4V3 SOM3TH1NG TO  T3LL YOU. 1 4M NOT  4 
 HUM4N  B31NG. 1 4M NOT 4N  4N1MAL  OR  4 
 PL4NT. 1  H4V3  B3EN  S3NT TO D3L1VER  4 
 M3SS4GE TO YOU.  4 M3SS4GE OF  HOP3. YOU 
 4R3 NOT  4LON3.  TH3RE 4R3  OTH3R B31NGS 
 1N  TH3  UN1V3RSE.  TH3RE  1S  L1F3  OUT 
 TH3RE,  L1F3  TH4T  1S  R34CH1NG  OUT  4 
 H4ND.  4ND  1T'S T1M3 TO T4K3 TH4T H4ND. 
 TO R34CH  OUT  TOW4RD TH4T H4ND 4ND GR4B 
 1T 1T. 1T 1S T1M3 TO  COM3 HOM3. YOU 4R3 
 GO1NG   HOM3.   YOU  4R3  GO1NG   HOM3." 
                                          
 TH3   S1NG3R  ST4NDS  TH3RE  FOR  4  F3W 
 MOM3NTS, H3R H4ND  R41S3D  1N  TH3  41R, 
 B3FORE  TH3  R3ST OF TH3  B4ND  K1CKS 1N 
 4ND  TH3  MUS1C BU1LDS  TO 4  CR3SCENDO. 
 TH3 CROWD  3RUPTS.  4ND  TH3N  SOM3TH1NG 
 3LSE  3RUPTS  4S  W3LL.  4  CONC3RT-GO3R 
 D3SCR1BES   1T:  "SUDD3NLY,  TH3   MUS1C 
 S34MS  BRO4D3R,  MOR3  COLORFUL.  1  C4N 
 SOM3HOW  S3E 1T,  4ND 1  F3EL TH3 OTH3RS 
 S3E1NG 1T,  4ND  1 S3E 1T  THROUGH TH31R 
 3YES 4S  W3LL.  M34NWH1LE  1'M  D4NC1NG, 
 4ND  1 C4N F3EL  MY BODY  4S 1'V3  N3VER 
 DON3 B3FORE,  1  4M 4WAR3  OF 34CH  C3LL 
 4ND  34CH  MOL3CULE,  4LL  V1BR4TING  1N 
 UN1SON.  4ND  1T'S  4LL   GO1NG  F4ST3R, 
 BU1LDING  UP  TO SOM3TH1NG, W4K1NG  UP." 
                                          
 P3OPLE  ST4RT  FORM1NG  C1RCL3S, HOLD1NG 
 H4NDS  4ND  D4NC1NG.  SOM3  4R3  CRY1NG. 
 SOM3  4R3 L4UGH1NG. SOM3 4R3  SCR34M1NG. 
                                          
 4ND TH3N  - 4  FLUTT3R -  4ND  SOM3TH1NG 
 G1V3S.    4   SHOCKW4V3   OF   R3VERS1NG 
 POL4R1TY   1N   TH3  3THER,   4ND   L1K3 
 BUTT3RFL1ES  G3TT1NG H1T BY  4  BURST OF 
 W1ND, TH3  TH1RD 3YE OP3NS  FOR 3VERYONE 
 1N TH3 4UD13NCE. 4ND 1T B3COMES 4  CH41N 
 R34CT1ON,  QU1CKLY  SPR34D1NG 4CROSS TH3 
 F3ST1V4L 4R3A.  W1THIN S3CONDS TH3RE  1S 
 4  GLOB4L   BL4CKOUT.   F3ST1V4L   GO3RS 
 R3G41N  TH31R  M3MOR1ES  4ROUND  4  W3EK 
 L4T3R,  THOS3  1N  TH3  N34RBY  TOWN  OF 
 BL4CK T1CKL3  4FT3R  4  F3W   D4YS,   1N 
 MONTR34L  FOR TH3 3VEN1NG, TH3  R3ST  OF 
 4M3R1CA  M4YB3  4N  HOUR.           
                                          
 4ND   THUS,  TH3  POPUL4T1ON   OF  34RTH 
 H4S  K1ND  OF  L3FT  1T'S  M4T3R1ALISTIC 
 B4S3L1NE,   ONLY   TH4T   MOST  DO   NOT 
 R3MEMBER                             1T. 
                                          
                                          
  
  * TH3RE'S 4N 1NT3RESTING 4SP3CT TO  
   TH3  "JUP1T3R EQUINOX"  4CT.  1T   
   S3EMS   TH3RE   W4S  N3VER  4NY    
  JUP1T3R EQUINOX CONC3RTS B3FORE OR  
  4FT3R TH3 ON3 1N BL4CK T1CKL3. TH3  
   L34D  S1NG3R  (4LSO  COLLOQU14LLY  
  R3FERRED TO 4S  JUP1T3R) S3EMED TO  
  1MM3DI4TELY D1S4PP3AR (FOR 4 LONG   
  WH1L3 SH3 W4S THOUGHT TO H4V3 B3EN  
  4  C14  4G3NT,  BUT  4  L4T3R FO14  
  R3LE4SE R3FUTED TH1S). FOR OBV1OUS  
  R34SONS, M4NY W3RE LOOK1NG FOR 4NY  
   TR4C3  OF  TH3  B4ND,  BUT  NON3   
   W3RE FRU1TFUL.                     
                                      
  R3CENTLY,  HOW3VER, SOM3 4TT3NT1ON  
  H4S B3EN DR4WN TO JUN1P3R HELDING,  
  4 S1XT3EN Y34R OLD POP S1NG3R FROM  
   3NGL4ND  WHO H4S 4 V3RY STR1KING   
   S1MIL4RITY...